Synopsis
Nick Hume is a mild-mannered executive with a perfect life, until one gruesome night he witnesses something that changes him forever. Transformed by grief, Hume eventually comes to the disturbing conclusion that no length is too great when protecting his family.
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Cast
- Kevin BaconNick Hume
- Garrett HedlundBilly Darley
- Kelly PrestonHelen Hume
- Jordan GarrettLucas Hume
- John GoodmanBones Darley
- Aisha TylerDetective Wallis
- Stuart LaffertyBrendan Hume
- Matt O'LearyJoe Darley
- Edi GathegiBodie
- Hector Atreyu RuizHeco
Recommendations
- 70
Variety
Well-made, often intensely gripping genre piece. - 63
Chicago Sun-Times
Wan's movie is very efficient. Bacon, skilled pro that he is, provides the character the movie needs, just as he has in such radically different films as "Where the Truth Lies," "The Woodsman" and "Mystic River." - 58
The A.V. Club
The film has one thing going for it--it's certainly never boring. - 50
Washington Post
Death Sentence, directed by "Saw" co-creator James Wan, swings the pendulum too far. One day Nick is a mild-mannered nerd who spends his days making (and loving) risk assessments for his company; the next, he's Travis Bickle from 1976's "Taxi Driver." - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
Bears more than a slight connection to the landmark of the genre, 1974's "Death Wish," starring Charles Bronson. It is based on novelist Brian Garfield's sequel to his original book, though any resemblance is tenuous at best. - 50
Los Angeles Times
While there is the requisite amount of shorn limbs and splashing blood one might expect from the director of "Saw," Wan should be saluted for putting the coup de grâce off-screen. - 50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Sadly, Bacon is only intermittently convincing as a man hell-bent on revenge or a father tortured by what he has unleashed on his family. - 40
The New York Times
Aside from a stunning three-minute tracking shot as the gang pursues Nick through a parking garage, and Mr. Bacon’s hauntingly pale, dark-eyed visage, Mr. Wan’s film is a tedious, pandering time-waster.
